Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy‐detection of the uptake of mannose‐modified nanoparticles by macrophages in vitro: A model for detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques

Atherosclerosis is a process of thickening and stiffening of the arterial walls through the accumulation of lipids and fibrotic material, as a consequence of aging and unhealthy life style. However, not all arterial plaques lead to complications, which can lead to life‐threatening events such as str...

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Published in:Journal of biophotonics 2018-12, Vol.11 (12), p.e201800013-n/a
Main Authors: Dugandžić, Vera, Drikermann, Denis, Ryabchykov, Oleg, Undisz, Andreas, Vilotijević, Ivan, Lorkowski, Stefan, Bocklitz, Thomas W., Matthäus, Christian, Weber, Karina, Cialla‐May, Dana, Popp, Jürgen
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Aging
Animal models
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Cerebral infarction
Complications
Fibrosis
Gold
gold nanoparticles
In vivo methods and tests
Inflammation
Lipids
Macrophages
Mannose
Myocardial infarction
Nanoparticles
Plaques
Raman spectroscopy
SERS
silica coating
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Stiffening
Thickening
Workflow
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Summary:Atherosclerosis is a process of thickening and stiffening of the arterial walls through the accumulation of lipids and fibrotic material, as a consequence of aging and unhealthy life style. However, not all arterial plaques lead to complications, which can lead to life‐threatening events such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Diagnosis of the disease in early stages and identification of unstable atherosclerotic plaques are still challenging. It has been shown that the development of atherosclerotic plaques is an inflammatory process, where the accumulation of macrophages in the arterial walls is immanent in the early as well as late stages of the disease. We present a novel surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)‐based strategy for the detection of early stage atherosclerosis, based on the uptake of tagged gold nanoparticles by macrophages and subsequent detection by means of SERS. The results presented here provide a basis for future in vivo studies in animal models.The workflow of tracing the SERS‐active nanoparticle uptake by macrophages employing confocal Raman imaging. The single nanoparticle surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)‐active labels were prepared, tagged with SERS reporter, silica coated and mannose modified. The comparative SERS study of the nanoparticle uptake of three types of nanoparticles by macrophages in vitro revealed that the mannose coating triggers increased uptake. Since macrophages occur in dangerous atherosclerotic plaques, the SERS based strategy for the detection of atherosclerotic plaques via targeting macrophages in the plaques seams feasible employing catheter Raman probes.
ISSN:1864-063X
1864-0648
DOI:10.1002/jbio.201800013